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[Award Winner] Sketch Style World Mapping

Hey folks,

I spend some time during the last days on creating this tut. Let me know what you're thinking as well as of any mistakes or improvements.
I could need some advice in finding a suitable name for this Tutorial - so feel free to post one!

Moe

(Please tell me of any false spelling and vocab. I'm sure, there'll be some of those little devils!)

If the radiance of a thousand suns was to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One...I am become Death, the Shatterer of worlds.
-J. Robert Oppenheimer (father of the atom bomb) alluding to The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 11, Verse 32)

I just read the first part.. Its really open for customization though. I like it.

Glad you like it!
That's the good thing about the method. It's highly customizable. When you complete the next steps it will highlight
your coastline. Then it's possibly close to the way you need it for your sketchy map theme.